After its terrific reception at the Cannes Film Festival, where it bowed Out of Competition, and strong returns at the Korean box office, NA Hong-jin’s horror-thriller THE WAILING continues to sell well for international sales agent FINECUT.

In Korea, the film posted surprisingly high grosses, having to date reached 6.8 million admissions (USD 47.5 million). In the US, the film has been playing well in limited release and is currently over the USD 600,000 mark, with several more play dates to come throughout the summer. The film also opened in Australia, where it grossed AUD 98,796 (USD 72,892) during its first weekend.

THE WAILING focuses on a strange epidemic that causes mysterious and violent deaths that grip a village in the countryside. A policeman is helpless when his daughter falls ill, and he decides to engage the help of a shaman while also keeping an eye on a mysterious stranger.